Sunday, May 17, 2015

Altadena Town Council Releases Agenda for Tuesday, Newly-Declared Candidates Will Each Be Given Talk Time

In releasing the agenda below, Altadena Town Council Chair Diane Marcussen noted she expects “this month’s meeting will be quite a long one because we have 14 Candidates running for office and each will have 3 minutes to speak at the meeting.”

“Great news that we have so many candidates!” Marcussen wrote, but notes this will probably “add an hour on to the regular meeting length. ”

The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Altadena Community Center, 730 East Altadena Drive.

1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1. Pledge of Allegiance, Councilmember
1.2. Roll Call, Recording Secretary, Damon Hobdy
1.3. Approve May 19, 2015 meeting Agenda

2. OFFICERS’ REPORTS
2.1. Chairman, Diane Marcussen
2.2. Vice Chairman,  Okorie Ezieme
2.3. Recording Secretary, Damon Hobdy
2.3.1 Approve April 21, 2015 Meeting Minutes
2.4. Treasurer, Amy Cienfuegos
2.5. Corresponding Secretary, Billy Malone
3. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
3.1. California Highway Patrol,

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Altadena Heritage Announces Spring Garden Celebration and Golden Poppy Garden Awards Date

On May 31, Altadena Heritage will hold its 2015 Spring Garden Celebration and Golden Poppy Garden Awards from 3 to 6 p.m. on the historic grounds of Ed Ellis’s 1905 home, Casa Roca, the former domicile of visionary Horace Dobbins.

Dobbins’ plan to build an elevated bicycle-way from Pasadena to Los Angeles was thwarted by none other than Henry Huntington, who, smelling competition, got a court injunction to halt construction that he claimed violated his trolley line’s right of way.

Casa Roca, located at 3535 Canyon Ridge Drive, was as visionary as its original owner, featuring a number of architectural elements that were advanced for the era, including steel-reinforced concrete, a dome for water capture and storage, and solar water heating!

Join us for an entertaining afternoon of food, libations, music, conviviality — and, of course, the Golden Poppy Awards (program from 4 to 5 p.m.), through which we honor Altadena residents whose gardens enhance our neighborhoods.

Also, a first!

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Over 50,000 “Gently Read” Books On Sale This Weekend at Altadena Library Bookstravaganza

Chillier, damp weather is just the perfect backdrop for the Friends of the Altadena Library super sale of books this weekend both today, Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Check out the deals, buy a bunch and settle down for great reads…

The sale will be held in the Main Library’s Barbara J. Pearson Community Room and the parking lot.

This is one of the largest used book sales in the LA area. The sale features over 50,000 fiction and non-fiction, hardback and paperback books for all interests and age groups, plus DVDs, CDs and other items, all at great prices!

Proceeds from the Friends book sale and book store go toward sponsoring Library programs that are available for free to all ages, such as the Summer Reading Program for kids and teens, and the Distinguished Speaker Program for adults. Proceeds also go toward the purchase of furniture,

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Weekend Garage Sales – Only a Few as Town Dries Out

May 16
Estate Sale, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Selling the family home, 70 years of accumulation. Potted plants including (cymbidium orchids), succulents, dining tables and chairs, antiques, collectibles, bric-a-brac, kitchen items, curtains, garage tools, dishes, lawn mower, grass seeder. glass top patio table and chairs. pictures and more.

2410 Highland Ave, Altadena, CA 91001

One Day Sale! Don’t Miss Out, 10:00am- 4:00pm

A 2004 Cadillac Deville, beautiful furniture, exercise equipment, golf clubs, organic plants, empty pots, gardening equipment, yard tools (rakes, shovels etc.), books, clothes (men, women, children), antique china, housewares, toys and lots of treasures!

2968 Bargen Way, Altadena, CA 91001

Saturday, May 16, 2015

What To Do in Altadena Today

Here are our Calendar highlights for this chilly Saturday in Altadena.  Please note, the Folly Bowl opening performance will go on, not in the soggy Bowl itself but rather inside in a special venue (Folly Bowl Update: Rain Causes Switch from Altadena to Eagle Rock for Season Opener).

ALSO: Let’s not overlook the “bookstravaganza” at the Altadena Library, as reader Hugo Arteaga reminds us!  See here.

For events on Saturday, May 16 – Click here

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Altadena Town Council Race Draws 14 Candidates for Eight Seats

[Editor’s Note: The original version of this article mispelled two candidates’ names. We apologize for these errors. The corrections have been made below.]

Fourteen candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to run for eight openings on the Altadena Town Council.

Altadena Town Council Chair Diane Marcussen said that eight candidates have submitted complete, approved packets as of Thursday, May 14. Six additional candidates submitted their packets on the final day, Friday, May 15, and have not yet been checked for completeness.

The final list of candidates will be approved by the Town Council at its regular meeting May 19.

Approved candidates, by census tract, are:

CT 4601
James Walker, Jr.

CT 4602
Ruben Balter
Billy Malone (incumbent)

CT 4603.01
Damon Hobdy (incumbent)

4603.02
(No canddiate)

4610
Brent Musson (incumbent)

4611
Otis Triplett

4612
Anne Lansing

4613
Vahe Atchabaharian

The candidates who submitted Friday are: CT 4601,

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Altadena Town Council Candidate Forum to be Held May 28

A forum for candidates running for a seat on the Altadena Town Council will be held Thursday, May 28 in the Altadena Library Community Room, 600 E Mariposa Street.

Voting in the election will be held on June 2 and June 6.

The candidate forum is sponsored by Neighbors Building a Better Altadena, a group dedicated to creating a stronger, more cohesive community.

At the forum, each candidate will be offered an opportunity to speak to the entire community and respond to additional questions from attendees.

Then the group will gather by census tract with each tract’s candidates available for more detailed discussions with their neighbors.

Prior to the forum, each candidate will be asked to answer in writing three questions about their goals for the community and the Town Council, and the responses will be posted on the group’s web site at buildingabetteraltadena.org.

A similar survey of candidates was conducted in the last election; the responses can be seen at http://buildingabetteraltadena.org/Town_Council_Election_2014!.html

Candidate applications are due before 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Folly Bowl Update: Rain Causes Switch from Altadena to Eagle Rock for Season Opener

“Although we loved getting the 1.9 inches of rain and hail last night, alas the Folly Bowl will be too wet and cold to host the concert tomorrow evening,” said Folly Bowl owner Susanna Dadd  on Friday, continuing to say “Happily, a new indoor venue has been found, and I hope you will be able to make it and enjoy the concert in comfort. The concert will be held at … 4901 Onteora Way, Eagle Rock 90041.”

Dadd said the concert was also rescheduled for June 20. too, so there will be another opportunity to hear this wonderful music in the Folly Bowl at a warmer time of year.

Stars of the performance will be the sitar and the cello making beautiful music as Peter Jacobson and Paul Livingstone, performing as Sangam, open the summer concert season at 7:30 p.m.

Over the past decade, the duo has blended the sounds of their instruments to create a fusion of Indian ragas,

Friday, May 15, 2015

Despite Spring Showers, the 38th Annual Memorial Torch Relay Run Kicked-off Without a Hitch

Executive Officer Neal Tyler led the ceremony this morning on the footsteps of the Sheriff’s Headquarters Building and recalled the reason for this important run: To honor the memory of the brave and dedicated peace officers in Los Angeles County who sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties.

During his speech recalling the incidents in which our fallen brothers were taken, Tyler solemnly reminded all in attendance, “There is never an easy day for a guardian.”

The Memorial Torch Relay Run takes place during National Police Week, a time designated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to nationally honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Many off-duty sworn and civilian Sheriff’s Department personnel from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau, Personnel Administration, Custody Operations, and Court Services Division participated in the race. Recruits of currently-training Academy Class 406 ran in formation, commencing the journey with a lap around the Sheriff’s Headquarters parking lot, making their support known with enthusiastic jodies and thunderous claps.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Woodbury House Update: It Was Not Auctioned Today

The owner of Woodbury House said Thursday that the historical property, which in late April became the subject of widespread community concern when a foreclosure auction notice (shown above) was photographed posted on its front door, was in fact not auctioned today.

Owner Peter Leissos had told Altadena Now earlier this month that he had received assurances that the foreclosure sale would be postponed indefinitely in order for the mortgage servicer, Nation Star, to complete a review of the property’s files.

Today Leissos said “the sale was removed from auction as they [Nation Star]  continue to review the file.”

For full background on this story, see “Woodbury House, Storied Altadena Landmark, Reportedly Wins Reprieve from May 14 Foreclosure Auction.”